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H 31
12
Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: H21
Fate: At the time that the German Battle Cruisers Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen were expected to leave Breast, H31 was sent to form part of a circle of submarines around the French Port. H31 was escorted as far as the Wolfe Rock and left her escort on 19th December 1941.

Nothing more was seen or heard of H31 which was presumed lost in the Atlantic along the Northwest Coast of Spain. There were no survivors.

Look up H 31 in the Boat Database

 
P/JX 132918
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 28
Champion, Charles Henry Bernard DSM
Able Seaman
P/SSX 23412
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 21
Doughty, Harold
Able Seaman
D/JX 212952
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 24
Ensby, Albert Edward
Able Seaman
ADM104/130 P1209 Service number is given as D/JX 221299
P/JX 263581
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Hurley, John Bartle
Able Seaman
ADM104/132 P1209 Service number is given as P/JX 203581
C/JX 178820
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 23
Jarvis, Kenneth Sylvester
Able Seaman
C/SSX 32166
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Maynard, Arthur Edward
Able Seaman
C/J 91162
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 40
Munns, Sidney William Thomas
Able Seaman
P/JX 141477
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 22
Richards, John Conway
Able Seaman
P/JX 154288
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 26
Smith, Alexander
Able Seaman
C/M 38817
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 32
Jarvis, Eric Newton
Chief Engine Room Artificer
C/MX 70093
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 23
Fraser, Allan
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
C/MX 92306
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 21
Rollins, Stanley Edward
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
C/MX 76209
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Crager, Alfred John
Engine Room Artificer 5th Class
P/J 67558
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 41
Goodman, Levi Thomas
Leading Seaman
D/KX 90385
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 30
Corry, James
Leading Stoker
C/K 64818
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 28
Holroyd, Wilfred
Leading Stoker
C/KX 91029
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 23
Stamper, John McGregor
Leading Stoker
P/J 20699
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 45
O, Wilfred Augustine
Leading Telegraphist
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 35
Eynon, Maurice (RNVR)
Lieutenant
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 27
Gibbs, Frank Bridger MID
Lieutenant
Commanding Officer
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 23
Merritt, Alexander Ian (RNZN)
Lieutenant
C/JX 233982
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Morse, Robert Frederick
Ordinary Signaller
C/JX 277411
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 22
Benson, Ronald
Ordinary Telegraphist
ADM104/127 P282 Service number is given as C/JX 190448
C/JX 126519
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 31
Spencer, Dennis
Petty Officer
C/JX 136099
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 33
Truckle, Major Thomas
Petty Officer
C/SSX 34101
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 19
Jones, Norman Cyril
Signalman
C/KX 117457
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 24
Bailey, Joseph Stanley
Stoker 1st Class
ADM104/127 P144 Service number is given as C/JX 227846
P/SKX 224
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Carson, John Harris
Stoker 2nd Class
D/SKX 1220
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 20
Grainger, Joseph James
Stoker 2nd Class
P/K 65556
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 39
Bartlett, Edward
Stoker Petty Officer
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 28
Campbell, Peter Donald Nathaniel (RNR)
Sub Lieutenant
P/JX 161520
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 18
Dowdell, Frank Harold George
Telegraphist
C/JX 190830
Died: 24th Dec, 1941.
Aged: 25
Harley, William Leonard George
Telegraphist

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

A Tribute To Submariners

I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.

There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.

It is the most dangerous of all services.

That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.

I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.

Winston Churchill


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This list has been made possible by the hard work of Pam Armstrong in the first instance and has lately been refined by Malcolm Blenkinsopp, Honorary Historian at Espana Levante Submariners

In some cases there are different Names and Dates of Birth mentioned in the notes, especially in the First World War, as many young men told lies in order to join early. Their be variations between birth names and the names the men chose to serve under.

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